Lithium Argentina (LAR)
Produces lithium carbonate in Argentina while advancing its regional brine development pipeline.
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Produces lithium carbonate at Cauchari–Olaroz for lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles. The business combines its operating stake in that project with the PPG development pipeline in Argentina’s Pastos Grandes Basin.
Produces lithium carbonate at Cauchari–Olaroz in Jujuy Province, Argentina, primarily for lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles. The operating project is jointly owned with Ganfeng Lithium through Minera Exar. Its assets are lithium brine operations.
Its reportable businesses are Cauchari–Olaroz and the Pastos Grandes Basin, where it is advancing PPG in Salta Province with Ganfeng. Cauchari–Olaroz has moved from commissioning into commercial production, while PPG remains a development project.
Capital budgets at Cauchari–Olaroz require agreement with Ganfeng, and development is shaped by Argentine mining, environmental, and RIGI approvals. PPG depends on continued funding and development.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Stifel Nicolaus | Target | Target: $8.50 | Target: $13 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Scotiabank | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $10 | Target: $9.50 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $10 | Target: $8.75 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Scotiabank | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $11 | Target: $10 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Target | Target: $12 | Target: $10 |
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Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $99.7M · Total debt $251.5M · Total assets $1.15B · Shareholders' equity $788.5M
- Revenue
- $0
- Operating income
- −$9.6M
- Net income
- $1.3M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | ≈ 33.79% | 54.87M ADS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 172 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Strategic holders | 10.87% | 17.65M ADS | |
| 1 holder · as of Aug 1, 2022 | |||
| Other | ≈ 55.34% | 89.89M ADS | |
| remainder | |||
162.41M ADS as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Fifthdelta LtdStrategic | 10.87% | 17.65M | filed Aug 1, 2022 |
Van Eck Associates CorpInstitution | 5.62% | 9.13M ADS | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.Institution | 3.61% | 5.87M ADS | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Millennium Management LLCInstitution | 3.46% | 5.61M ADS | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Jane Street Group, LLCInstitution | 3.08% | 5.00M ADS | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
Nothing filed in the last 12 months.
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| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium Argentina | $6.14 | +1.08% | $969.9M | — | 15.6 | — | +134.3% |
| Rio Tinto (ADR) | $97.49 | −0.01% | $157.69B | 13.2 | — | 2.6 | +57.4% |
| SQM (ADR) | $70.69 | +0.71% | $19.86B | 14.3 | 8.9 | 2.9 | +136.7% |
| Albemarle | $117.45 | +0.58% | $13.32B | — | 11.9 | 2.3 | +31.1% |
| POSCO (ADR) | $59.05 | +0.02% | $17.57B | 15.4 | 15.8 | 0.3 | +4.3% |
| Median | 14.3 | 11.9 | 2.4 | +44.2% |